From name-calling to bogus 'scientific' claims, the Religious Right's 30-year war on homosexuality heats up. The relocation of a fundamentalist sect — and its 'prophet — to a small Texas town worries locals. Despite changes in leadership, legal battles, and organizational chaos, hate groups stayed on the rise in 2004.
Holy War
From name-calling to bogus 'scientific' claims, the Religious Right's 30-year war on homosexuality heats up. The relocation of a fundamentalist sect — and its 'prophet — to a small Texas town worries locals. Despite changes in leadership, legal battles, and organizational chaos, hate groups stayed on the rise in 2004.
In This Issue
Anti-Gay Movement Reacts to Decision Overturning Arrest of Two Texas Men for Having Sex
The religious crusade against gays has been building for 30 years. Now the movement is reaching truly biblical proportions
By Bob Moser
Though the religious crusade against gays has been building for 30 years, only now is the movement reaching truly biblical proportions.
Former Religious Right Culture Warrior Mel White Comes Out
Mel White was a culture warrior on the religious right — until he came out
Read an interview with the Rev. Mel White, a confidante of religious right leaders including Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson — until he came out.
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Relocates to Eldorado, Texas Ranch
By Susy Buchanan
Racist cult 'prophet' Warren Jeffs of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) is on the move, and a tiny West Texas town fears another Waco.
The Year in Hate, 2004
More Features
Anti-Gay Activists Don’t Have Science on their Side
Though many religious right leaders criticizing homosexuality claim that they 'hate the sin but love the sinner,' their vicious personal attacks poison public debate and reinforce a cultural hatred that could lead to violence and death.
History of the Anti-Gay Movement Since 1977
A timeline of the anti-gay movement
Read a timeline of the radical right's thirty-year crusade against homosexuality.
A Dozen Major Groups Help Drive the Religious Right’s Anti-Gay Crusade
A dozen major groups help drive the religious right's anti-gay crusade
After the successes of early anti-gay crusaders like Anita Bryant, various fundamentalist groups organized around the polarizing issue of homosexuality.
Washington Times Editor and Wife Promote Radical Right Agenda
By Heidi Beirich and Mark Potok
Long criticized for its brand of journalism, The Washington Times makes a habit of publishing the work of extremists — including Marian Kester Coombs, wife of the newspaper's managing editor.
Talk Radio Team Russ and Dee Fine Lead Tea Party Protests Against Gays, Immigrants in Alabama
Frightened right-wingers gather to keep the 'Cradle of the Confederacy' safe from leprosy, pedophiles, Spanish and rampant godlessness
By Susy Buchanan
At the third annual Alabama Tea Party, frightened right-wingers gather to keep the 'Cradle of the Confederacy' safe from leprosy, pedophiles, Spanish and rampant godlessness.
New Book by Henry Schuster Recounts Search for Olympic Bombing Suspect Eric Rudolph
In Hunting Eric Rudolph, a journalist and a retired cop detail the Rudolph case while also taking law enforcement to task.
Neo-Nazi April Gaede Pushes Twin Daughters Lynx and Lamb into Spotlight
Neo-Nazi stage mom April Gaede and her singing twins are poised for stardom, of a sort
By Susy Buchanan
Ambitious neo-Nazi stage mom April Gaede is positioning her singing twin daughters for stardom — of a sort.
Reparative Therapy Makes a Comeback as “Cure” for Homosexuality
By David Holthouse
Defying mainstream science, 'ex-gay' ministries claim that homosexuality is a chosen behavior that can be 'cured.'
Anti-Gay Religious Crusaders Claim Homosexuals Helped Mastermind the Holocaust
Anti-gay religious crusaders claim homosexuals helped mastermind the Holocaust. They're not telling the truth
By Bob Moser
After years of extremists promoting 'Holocaust revisionism,' some anti-gay religious crusaders now allege that far from being persecuted by Nazis, homosexuals were behind the Holocaust.
Briefs
Extremist Heads Arkansas Anti-Immigrant Lobby
It's Official: Terry Nichols Admits OKC Role
Sam Francis, Voice of the Radical Right, Dies Unexpectedly
Extremist Joins S.C. Board of Education
Twice Crucified, a White Supremacist Wants More
Ernst Zundel Deported from Canada, Charged in Germany
Panzerfaust Collapses Amid Aryan Purity Debate
What First Amendment?
By Catherine E. Smith